Electric cigar-lighter.



wi humm J. W. TODD, JB. ELECTRIC GIGAR LIGHTER. APPLICATION FILED JAN.8,1908.

f Patented Mar. 9, 1909.

UNITED Slb-Xllile,

JOHN W. TODD, JR.. ()l .lA(`l{S(lN. MISSISSIPPI,A .\..-`.SI(,NOR T() O.S. JOHNSON AND C. M. GAIN,

017 JACKSON. MlSSISSIPPl.

ELECTRIC CIGAR-LIGHTER.

Application filed January 8. 1908.

'[o all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that l, JOnN W. Toni), Jr., a citizen of the lfnited States,residing at Jackson, in the` county ol Hinds and State of Mississippi,have invented a new and usel'ul Improvement in Electric (ligar-Lighters,ol' which the following is a specification.

rl`his invention relates to an electric cigar lighter, the object ol'the invention being a device oll this kind of cheap and durableconstruction, an electric spark igniting a l'uel such as alcohol carried)y a metallic brush.

rlhe invention consists of the novel features ol -onstructionhereinal'ter described, pointed out in the claims and shown in theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a perspective view ofthedevice, a circuit being shown in diagram, Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic viewshowing my preferred form, Fig. 3 is a diagrannnaticview illustrating aslight modilication.

In these drawings l represents a cigar cutter which may be 0l' anydesired construction and which carries receptacles 2 l'or alcohol inwhich rest the usual brushes 3, it being understood of course, that thebrushes are of metal and not ol' a vegetable fiber or othernonconducting material.

Upon the upper end oll the cigar cutter l is placed a cylindrical casing-l the upper face of which is provided with a rectangular slot .'i.Within the casing 4 is arranged in my preferred form a rectangular box 6within which is embedded in suitable insulating material 7 two metalstrips 8 and 8 each of which is bent into a. series of U-shape members,and these strips are oppositely arranged so that the. bow portions ofthe stri) 8 are adjacent one side of the box .and tlie bow portions olthe strip H are adjacent the opposite side, the side portions ol' saidU- shape members overlapping but being spaced apart by the insulatingmaterial 7 which is packed between and around them. rThe strips t4 and Sare connected respectively to conductor wires .l and 9 connected at anydesired point by a plug or other switch l() and when said' wires are a`portion ol' an electric light circuit a resistance coil ll is insertedbetween the box (i and the Switch ll). lt will, ol' course, be obviousthat batteries can be employed il desired in which case the wires il andil are connected Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 9, 1909.

Serial No. 409,884.

to the battery terminals and the resistance coils can be omitted.

ln Fig` 3 l have shown a modilied form in which l place in the casing 4two convolute coils l2 and 13 respectively arranged one` within theother and separated by suitable insulation 14. rl`hcse coils areconnected to wires l2 and l also provided with a switch 14 and aresistance coil 15. lt will be understood that when the form shown inFig. 3 is employed the box is omitted and metal strips in the. forni ofconvolute coils are placed directly in the casing 4. When the preferredforni is employed the box 6 rests in tne easing 4 immediately beneaththe slot 5 and as the box is not provided with a cover the drawing ofone of the brushes 3 across said slot lengthwise will cause the brush tomake and break a circuit between the strips X and H thus producing oneor more sparks which will ignite the alcoholor other fluid upon thebrush. The operation of the form shown in Fig. 3 is the same as the formshown in Fig. 2. i

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure byV Letters Patent, is

l. The combination with a casing, said ycasing having its top slotted,two metallic contactstrips arranged therein, said strips heiligsubstantially )arallel to each other and transverse to the slot and eachproviding a tortuous passage for an electric current, electric wiresconnected respectively to said strips, and insulating material packedbetween and around the said strips.

.2. A device of the kind described consisting of a casing havilw its topslotted, a rectangular' box arranged in the easing, and registering withthe slot, packing material of an insulating nature arranged in the box,inctallicjcontact strips embedded in said malterial and spaced apart,each o'l said strips consisting ot' a series of U-shape members, saidstrips being o )positely arranged, side portions of the U' lape membersoverlapning, and electrica-l conductors connected respectively to saidstrips, as and lfor thepurpose set forth.

Z3. ln a` device of the kind described an open top box, two metallicstrips each ol which is bent into a series of U-shape members, the bowportions of 'one strip being arbow ortions of the other strip beingadjacent t 1e opposite side oi' lthe box, the U-shepe members of onestrip being staggered with respect to those of the other andoverlapping, an insulating material packed around and between saidstrips, and mea-ns for plec- "ranged'udjacent one side of the box, undthe ing each of said strips in eoni'iection with :L

source of electric energy.

JOHi\v W. TUDD, JR.

Witnesses:

O. B. TAXLOR, CHAS. R. RoDGERs, J1'.

